# through vs thru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### through
*preposition · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #139*
From one side or end of (something) to the other.

### thru
*preposition · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #9,266*
Nonstandard spelling of through.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/through-vs-thru